WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s Friday night Truth Social post was more than political showmanship. It was the announcement of a major US military offensive, with real strategic implications. “Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island,” Trump wrote — openly declaring a US-led airstrike on Iranian territo...